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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1658-1)

SUSE SLES12 Security Update for libxml2 addresses multiple security vulnerabilities including NULL pointer dereference, heap-based buffer overflow, and use after free issues

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2021:1658-1.
# The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(149807);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/29");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2021-3516",
    "CVE-2021-3517",
    "CVE-2021-3518",
    "CVE-2021-3537"
  );

  script_name(english:"SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1658-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2021-3537: NULL pointer dereference in
    valid.c:xmlValidBuildAContentModel (bsc#1185698)
    CVE-2021-3518: Fixed a use after free in
    xinclude.c:xmlXIncludeDoProcess (bsc#1185408).

CVE-2021-3517: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in
entities.c:xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal (bsc#1185410).

CVE-2021-3516: Fixed a use after free in
entities.c:xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal (bsc#1185409).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185408");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185409");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185410");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185698");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3516/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3517/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3518/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3537/");
  # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211658-1
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?11729225");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-1658=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-1658=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-1658=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2021-1658=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-1658=1

HPE Helion Openstack 8 :

zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-1658=1");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3517");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3518");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/05/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/05/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2-2-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libxml2-tools-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-libxml2-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-libxml2-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLES12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLES12", "SUSE " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);

sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
if (os_ver == "SLES12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(2|3|4|5)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES12 SP2/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + sp);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.43.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libxml2");
}

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